Held Ceremony to Mark Start of Operation of World-Class 7-Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine in the U.K.

Held Ceremony to Mark Start of Operation of World-Class 7-Megawatt Offshore Wind Turbine in the U.K.

February
6, 2015

On February 4, a ceremony was held in Glasgow, U.K., to mark the start of operation of one of the world's largest digital hydraulically driven 7-megawatt offshore wind turbine, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., with support through a NEDO project.

The ceremony was attended by Executive Director Munehiko Tsuchiya from NEDO. In his greeting he stated that he expects the results of this project to be put to use in offshore wind power throughout the world, and hopes to see adoption of such systems to spread more widely.